This software will support HTTP(web browser) communication free for lifetime, however for a one time fee of $30 you will have a full tether.   Beware this may violate your contract with your cellular provider and if you use too much bandwidth you will get a call from them, just don’t: Replace your internet with this, Use p2p programs(limewire, torrents, etc),  download large files, etc and you should be in the clear!

If you want to have full tether for free, check out this guide.

1. Download PDANet for Android here
2. Launch the application you just downloaded
3. It will go through several screens of instructions to get the application onto your phone
4. Once it is installed launch the application on your phone
5. Ensure your phone is connected via USB
6. Right click on your the PDANet icon of your systray(lower right hand corner by your clock, you may have to click on the arrows to see it)
   If you do not see the icon, try launching PDANet, it should be somwhere in: Start > All Programs
7. Click Connect

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With all the hype about jailbreaking the iPhone, we figured we would give you a guide on “jailbreaking”(rooting) the G-1.  You will lose the ability to upgrade OTA (Over-The-Air) as it would kill your root, your phone is still upgradable, it just won’t do it on its own.  We are going to reflash the device, so please backup any data you may need such as your contacts!

This process should take the average user 15-30 minutes to do and will “void” your warranty, however it is possible to hide the evidence so you are still covered!(Details at the bottom)

Note: This guide is US Only, UK People please ask in the forums if you need a help with rooting your device.

What you gain:

1. Ability to alter system files, this means you can now do things like installing a new theme
2. Run special apps such as tether.
3. Backup your entire system
4. Relocate your applications/cache to your /sdcard

The Process

1. Downgrade to RC29
2. Obtain root
3. Upgrade to desired ROM

Downgrading to RC29

1. Download the RC29 NBH file.
2. Connect your Android G1 to your computer so we can write to your SDCard
3. Place this file on your sd card (it is best if you format the card to FAT32 before this step, if you run into errors try that).
4. Turn the device power off and make sure your sd card is inserted.
5. Hold down the camera button while you turn on your phone to enter bootloader.
6. Once in the bootloader press the camera button.
7. After it finishes, press the trackball and perform a soft reset by pressing “Call” + “Menu” + “End” to reboot.

Obtain Root

1. Once your phone boots to the desktop hit the <enter> key twice and then type “telnetd” and press <enter> again (Yes, it will start up a contact search, don’t worry. Just type it.)
2. On your phone download Android Telnet client run it and connect to “localhost”. If you are unable to connect, try steps 1 and 2 over again until you can. Also, you can try doing a factory wipe (alt+w in the recovery menu) and retrying if all else fails.

Upgrading ROM

1. Download CyanogenMod v3.4.6 ROM to /sdcard and rename it to update.zip (when you are done it should be “/sdcard/update.zip”).
2. Download the modified recovery and unzip it.
3. Place”cm-recovery-1.2.img” in /sdcard
4. We will now need to flash the modified recovery so go back to the “root-terminal” previously used and Enter the following commands:
   • mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
   • rm -f /system/recovery.img
   • flash_image recovery /sdcard/cm-recovery-1.2.img
5. Reboot your phone, but do not do a recovery yet.
6. Once fully rebooted, power off your phone (hold power and select “Power Off”),
7. Turn your device on and hold home until you enter the recovery console
8. When you enter the recovery console hit “alt+S” on your phone. This will flash the update.zip file that you downloaded and placed there. If you have any problems with this step you missed something above.

Back Out / Unroot

Incase you started this process or wish to restore it back in order to go back “in warranty” we have a guide here.

[via: Android Unleashed]

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This will completely restore your G1 software to what it was like out of the box.  We recommend doing this whenever you will be giving physical possession of your phone away for long periods of time, such as when you sell, replace, and/or send it in for repair.  Not only will this hide any software modifications you have done which basically “unvoids” your warranty but also clear out your personal data.

1. Ensure your phone is connected and you can write to /SDCard
2. Download the Original G1 SPL and rename it to “update.zip”
3. Copy update.zip to /SDCard
4. Go into your phones recovery (Hold the home & power button)
5. Push Alt+S on your G1 to flash it with update.zip
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7. Load your phones bootloader (Hold the Camera & Power button)
8. Press the Power button to start the update (Do NOT interrupt this process)
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Don’t know if the site has a Feed? They have a bookmarklet that will let you know and subscribe you!  Check out the video:

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Heres how to compress and backup all your logs to /root/logs-(date).tar.bz2 and wipe all the data out of all the files in /var/log.

1. Open up a CLI (terminal)
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